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Dame Virginia Anne McKenna [1] (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, animal rights activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with the Born Free Foundation.
Travers was born in South London. She is the daughter of Will Travers of the Born Free Foundation, and granddaughter of actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. [4] Her mother Carrie is a teacher, and she has a younger brother. [5] Travers discovered a love for environmental issues and acting through her family as well as performing in school ...
[1] [2] He was survived by his wife and children. [2] His widow, Virginia McKenna, carries on his work to help suffering animals, [41] as does their son, Will Travers, who is president of the Born Free Foundation. [42] [43]
The 91-year-old actress said she and her husband Bill Travers ‘shared a belief in the power’ of everyone to change society.
Travers' mother Virginia McKenna appeared in An Elephant Called Slowly, a travelogue which features elephants Eleanor (brought up by conservationist Daphne Sheldrick) and young elephant Pole Pole. The subsequent premature death of Pole Pole, after the elephant was transferred to London Zoo led to McKenna and her husband launching the Zoo Check ...
After connecting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tarlov and McKenna married in 2021 and welcomed their first child, Cleo Markie, shortly after. Three years later, the couple grew their family with ...
Mar. 28—A former Central Valley High school teacher's "predatory actions" stripped a student of his dreams and significantly harmed him and his family after the teacher had sex with the 17-year ...
Denholm Mitchell Elliott CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor. He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984) and Defence of the Realm (1986), [a] and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Emerson in A ...